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C-SPAN's Q&A with CNAS CEO Michéle Flournoy
CNAS CEO Michèle Flournoy discusses defense budget cuts, foreign policy, U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the creation of CNAS and its mission.
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Reducing the National Security Risks of America’s Cyber Dependencies
The Honorable Richard Danzig offers key insights about how to improve U.S. national security policy-making to address "cyber insecurity."
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Prospects for Sanctions Relief Under a Final Nuclear Deal with Iran
Senior Fellow Elizabeth Rosenberg suggests that a successful nuclear deal will require incremental concessions by Iran on its nuclear program in exchange for incremental sanctions relief by the international community.
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Have We Hit Peak America?
Robert M. Gates Fellow Elbridge Colby and Paul Lettow, former NSC senior director for strategic planning, cite that a number of Americans sense that U.S. leadership in the world is imperiled.
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Creative Disruption: Technology, Strategy, and the Future of the Global Defense Industry
“Creative Disruption: Technology, Strategy, and the Future of the Global Defense Industry” identifies trends in the technology, security and business environments; highlights the disruptive effects of these trends; and offers recommendations for...
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CNAS Kicks Off Maritime Strategy Project: Imposing Costs on Bad Behavior in Maritime Asia
Asia’s relative peace and prosperity is increasingly marked by maritime tensions, especially in the East and South China Seas. Despite the obvious incentives for cooperation, there is a growing concern that few costs appear to be imposed on those whose actions disrupt order. Bearing this in mind, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Asia team...
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20YY Warfare Initiative Project Director Paul Scharre delivers a presentation on autonomous technologies and unmanned systems at CNAS' Eighth Annual National Security Conference.